From truck to optical fibre: The Coming-of-age of eVLBI
Dec, 2004
4 pages
Part of Proceedings, 7th European VLBI Network Symposium on VLBI Scientific Research & Technology (EVN Symposium 2004) : Toledo, Spain, October 12-15, 2004, 257-260
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- Published: 2004
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- astro-ph/0412686 [astro-ph]
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Spurred by the advent of disk-based recording systems and the nearly explosive increase of internet bandwidth, eVLBI (Parsley et al. 2004) has undergone a remarkable development over the past two years. From ftp-based transfers of small amounts of astronomical data, through near real-time correlation (disk-buffered at the correlator), it has culminated this spring in the first three telescope real-time correlation at JIVE (Onsala, Westerbork and Jodrell Bank). In this paper we will give a review of this development and the current state of affairs. We will also address the current limitations and the way we may improve both bandwidth and reliability and finally we will discuss the opportunities a true high-bandwidth real-time VLBI correlator will provide.References(2)
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